boxer chords by lee dewyze

intro : C – picked or strummed capo 3

C

E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

B – – – – – – 1 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

G – – – – – – – – – – 0 – – – – – – – – – |

D – – – – – – – – 2 – – – – – – – – – – – – |

A – – – – 3 – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

E – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – |

verse 1 :

C

i Am just a poor boy

Am

though my story’s seldom told ,

G

i have squandered my resistance

G C

for a pocket full of mumbles such are promises .

Am

all lies and jest ,

G F

still a man hears what he wants to hear

C G C

and disregards the rest .

verse 2 :

C

when i left my home and my family

Am

i was no more than a boy

G

in the company of strangers ,

G C

in the quiet of a railway station running scared .

Am G F

laying low , seeking out the poorer quarters

C

where the ragged people go

G F C

looking for the places only the would know .

chorus 1 :

Am Em

lie la lie , lie la lie lie , lie la lie ,

Am

lie la lie ,

G C

lie la lie la lie la lie la la la la lie .

verse 3 :

C

asking only workmans wages

Am

i come looking for a job

G

but i get no offers ,

G C

just a come – on from the whores on seventh avenue .

Am G F

i do declare , there were times when i was so lonesome

C G C

i took some comfort there , la la la

verse 4 :

C

now the years are rolling by me

Am

they are rocking evenly ,

G

and i Am older than i once was

G C

and younger than ill be thats not unusual .

Am G F

it isnt strange , after changes upon changes

C

we are more or less the same

G F C

after changes we are more or less the same .

chorus 2 : ( same as chorus one )

verse 5 :

C

then i’m laying out my winter clothes

Am

and wishing i was gone ,

G

going home

F C

where the new york city winters aren’t bleeding me ,

Em Am G

bleeding me ____ going home .

verse 6 :

C

in the clearing stands the boxer

Am

and a fighter by his trade

G

and he carries the reminders

G

of every glove that layed him down

C

or cut him till he cried out

Am

in his anger and his shame ,

G F

“i Am leaving , i Am leaving!”

C

but the fighter still remains .

G F C

i Am leaving but the fighter still remains

chorus 3 : ( same ) repeat 3x to end